SHREVEPORT, La., Oct. 22, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The Caddo
Sheriff's Office is currently holding a food drive to benefit the
Food Bank of Northwest Louisiana
through Nov. 18. Now residents who
give also stand to benefit thanks to a local partner in the
collection efforts.
U-Haul Company of Northern
Louisiana is offering one month's free use of a storage unit
to any new U-Haul self-storage customer who donates at least three
non-perishable food items at any of its Shreveport facilities serving as collection
points.
The promotion is a show of support for the Caddo Sheriff's Office and its vital mission
to feed our community members in need, according to Warren Iles, U-Haul Co. of Northern Louisiana president.
Residents can sign up for a month of free storage through the
duration of the food drive. Simply visit the most convenient of the
three U-Haul drop-off sites with your donation and ask about the
offer:
U-Haul Moving & Storage of Downtown Riverfront
222 Lake St.
Shreveport, LA 71101
(318) 963-8789
U-Haul Moving & Storage at Hollywood
2205 Hollywood
Shreveport, LA 71108
(318) 636-7135
U-Haul Moving & Storage at Shreveport Airport
5919 Financial Plaza
Shreveport, LA 71129
(318) 687-3601
This is the second year the Caddo Sheriff's Office has hosted the food
drive. Last year, CPSO employees donated almost 1,000 pounds of
food.
Caddo Sheriff Steve Prator, in a recent press release, stated
the food drive is especially important this year to help those
impacted by COVID-19. "Many of our friends and neighbors have lost
significant income or access to meals because of COVID-19," he
said. "The Food Bank and our community need our help, so I
encourage you to donate what you can. One canned good or 20, we
would appreciate your help."
Donations of non-perishable items are also being accepted at the
following Caddo Sheriff's Office
locations: Caddo Correctional Center, 1101 Forum Drive;
Programs/Investigations, 1501 Corporate Drive; Caddo Courthouse/Tax Department, 501 Texas
Street; the Sheriff's Administrative Offices in Government Plaza,
505 Travis Street; and any of the CPSO substations located at 4910
North Market in Shreveport, 9956
Mansfield Road in Keithville, and
11411 Hwy. 1 North in Oil
City.
The most requested food drive items are canned meat (tuna fish,
salmon, or chicken); peanut butter; dried beans in a one- or
two-pound bag; rice in a one- or two-pound bag; pasta/macaroni and
cheese; canned vegetables; canned fruit; any boxed cereal, oatmeal
or grits; flour and sugar (five-pound bag or less). No glass
containers.
For additional food drive information, contact the Sheriff's
Office Media Relations team at (318) 681-0666.
About U-HAUL
Since 1945, U-Haul has been the
No. 1 choice of do-it-yourself movers, with a network of 22,000
locations across all 50 states and 10 Canadian provinces. U-Haul
Truck Share 24/7 offers secure access to U-Haul trucks every hour
of every day through the customer dispatch option on their
smartphones and our proprietary Live Verify technology. Our
customers' patronage has enabled the U-Haul fleet to grow to
approximately 176,000 trucks, 127,000 trailers and 41,000 towing
devices. U-Haul offers nearly 774,000 rentable storage units and
66.7 million square feet of self-storage space at owned and managed
facilities throughout North
America. U-Haul is the largest installer of permanent
trailer hitches in the automotive aftermarket industry, and is the
largest retailer of propane in the U.S.
Contact:
Jeff
Lockridge
Sebastien Reyes
E-mail: publicrelations@uhaul.com
Phone: 602-263-6981
Website: uhaul.com
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